Olivia at Swim Class

Olivia is taking swimming classes

at Ms. Jane's Swim School, too!

 

 She can now float on her back

and swim without a floatie!

And - she's very brave

and can go underwater!

(photos from Ms. Jane's swim school - used with permission)

Gracie Down Under

 Just LOOK at this girl!

 She's in a swim class this summer and

she is hoping to learn the strokes

needed to be on the swim team!

 She's becoming quite confident

in the water.

And I just love seeing her have

so much fun!

(Photos from Ms. Jane's swim school - used with permission)

Tea Party Time!

 Brilyn had been talking about

her Great Grandma Darlene

a lot, so when she asked for a 

Tea Party, I decided to use

Grandma Darlene's fancy china!

 

  I prepared a very special tea party!

 We had cookies and crackers and cheese...

 and cupcakes... and chocolate covered 

strawberries and glazed strawberries

and bananas... and of course tea!

And Brilyn brought a little friend

along to celebrate with us.

Grandma Darlene's fancy china is

going to have some lovely

memories connected to it.

I just wish she were here to share them.

But - I'm also happy knowing that

heaven is a wonderful place. 

A HAPPY PLACE!

And I'm sure she would be happy

knowing her great grand daughters

are enjoying her special treasures.

 

 

SWIMMING LESSONS at the ZOO!

 LOOK! That Momma and Daddy

elephant are telling their little

one how much fun swimming is 

going to be! And look at that

one in front SMILING!

 The water is nice... the water

is warm... just jump in!

 The little one was hesitant so

that big, smiley elephant pushed him!

And that's how a baby elephant

learns to swim. And Brilyn and Asher

got to watch that whole 

entire swimming lesson!

How cool is that?

A Favorite Attraction at the Zoo!

 We love the lorakeets at the zoo!

 For $3.00 you can buy a small container

of lorakeet feed - and they come right 

up to you and eat.

 They're so friendly.

 They're even friendly with 

one another.

It's one of my favorite 

attractions at the zoo!

Probably, because SEEING is not

enough for me. I'm one of those

hands on people who just

have to be able to touch!

A Little Tea Party

When we returned from camp

the girls got to stay with me

while their Momma and Daddy

went to a home school convention!

And we found time for a few tea parties!

Gracie got this one all set up.

She even served us!

ALL of us! This is Olivia's little friend!

It just amazes me how much this 

little girl is growing up!

All I'm needed for now is

washing the dishes. 

The View From Our Tent

Isn't this just BEAUTIFUL!

This is the view we had 

from our campsite.

I just love being out in

God's beautiful creation.

It's so peaceful and serene.

Plus - there is no cell phone

service so there are none

of the distractions of every

day life.